Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Gloria Shur Bilchik.
Cuts to mental health services put most hospitals in a bind when treating patients who need such care. But an Alaska hospital has found a creative--and cost-effective--way to provide psychiatric service in the emergency department.
More than half of patients treated in hospitals may suffer from depression or some other mental disorder that affects their health care. Misdiagnoses, wrong treatments, payment issues and a stigma about mental disorders that persists among the public, insurers and patients even in this enlightened era affect health care in ways we might not even realize.
Sure, you've invested in information technology. But do you really understand it? Is IT essential to your organization's success? Is your thinking about IT truly forward-thinking? Or do you end up with a lot of gizmos that, despite being really cool, just don't get used? Also: why health care is not like banking.
These three winning programs are changing palliative and end-of-life care in their communities, stretching the boundaries of conventional thinking, redefining eligibility, seeking out previously underserved populations, and otherwise serving as role models.
Many CEOs have a blind spot when pushing for culture change in their organizations; they fail to grasp that they may well be the biggest obstacle to change. Self-reflection is not among the traits that drive executives to the top spot, but once there, they need to be aware of how their management style, for better or worse, sets the tone for the organization as a whole.
Prolonging life at any cost was once considered the paramount goal of health care, but attitudes are changing. Practitioners understand that improving the quality of life as it draws to a close is a humane and honorable aim. The AHA's Circle of Life Award recognizes innovative end-of-life programs that bring together organizational, community and professional resources to enhance the care of dying patients and their families.
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